UP325 The Billion Dollar Women's Football Brainstorm - Live @ DAZN

Unofficial Partner and DAZN Present…The Billion Dollar Women’s Football Brainstorm.

An invited audience and VIP guests build the future of women’s football, live on stage at DAZN's London headquarters.

What if...we create: The IPL of Women's Club Football.

A closed league of the best players from around the world.
Angel City, Barcelona, Arsenal and new teams that don't yet exist.
Outside of FIFA and UEFA control.
Limited 'NFL-type' season. 
Funded by enormous amounts of money, think Sovereign Wealth, Private Equity and gullible billionaires.

A disruption to the status quo. 

What decisions would we make?
What would be the real world implications of those decisions?

And ultimately, would you put your money where your mouth is?
Are you in or out?

This was the question put to a room of guests from across sport.

On stage contributors:
Alison Lomax, Managing Director, YouTube UK and Ireland
Jo Tongue, CEO, Tongue Tied Management
Marc Watson, Chief Commercial Officer, DAZN
Rowena Samarasinhe, Managing Director, GENSport
Maggie Murphy, CEO, Lewes FC
Sarah Batters, Director of Marketing and Partnerships, Southampton FC
Ben Blanco, Global Sponsorship Lead, Heineken
Kevin Smit, Sports Partnerships, TeamViewer
Charlotte Thomson, Head of Women's Football, COPA90
Laura Weston, Trustee, Women's Sport Trust
Dave Roberts, X-Cel Broadcast, former FIFA+
Nic Coward, Partner, Portas Consulting, former Premier League, UK Athletics 
Alex Balfour, Founder, Generate Digital
Sean Jefferson, Founder, SportValue, former Manchester United
Michael Broughton, Co-Founder, Sports Investment Partners

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